Awesome footage. With the gray Har-Tru courts, Borg and Laver’s bright red shirts, and their opponents in blue shirts-this appears to be the genesis of the Laver Cup “look”.
@alkacil2504
7 сағат бұрын
Historical footage ! The best player of the pre-modern era with the inventor of modern tennis playing together !
@jdm839
2 күн бұрын
Unreal find. Thanks!
@rajeshafrica
2 күн бұрын
Wow. Priceless upload
@alberts2208
2 күн бұрын
Amazing you found this match! Thanks.
@abradfordajb
Күн бұрын
Excellent post. Love to see these old-time matches. Reveals the roots of today's game.
@doutrea.e.992
2 күн бұрын
Many thanks for this!!! Dream to see the entire match!
@simonerastelli5874
2 күн бұрын
Great! This is something astonishing! So rare! Thank you so mutch! 🙏🙏🙏
@rikneverendingtoys7456
8 сағат бұрын
Peter Fishback later used the infamous “Spaghetti Racket” 😈
@TENNISPROHISTORY
6 сағат бұрын
No, the brother
@pelehound
2 күн бұрын
Thx. You're the best tennis pro history. I live for these.
@fplat
2 күн бұрын
what a logo!!!
@pelehound
Күн бұрын
@@fplat gracias
@TENNISPROHISTORY
Күн бұрын
More to come!
@somersetman1871
Күн бұрын
Amazing footage - Thank you! There is one match I have never seen any clips from - 1980 McEnroe/Lendl US Open QF. Would love to see some of that!
@roberthale2268
Күн бұрын
Fishbach playing with the Red Head. I didn't realize that it was out in '75. I superior racquet IMO to the woodies. Great watch.
@lancer3412
Күн бұрын
Yet another gem. Jimmy sure changed his tune about doubles.This was the last US Open that he played doubles, and won it. Actually, it was pretty much the 76 US Open when he stopped playing doubles on the tour. He played a couple times over the rest of his career, but never regularly again. Bill Talbert did color throughout the 75 tournament. I think he's pretty good.
@brucee6123
2 күн бұрын
That's some backhand overhead from Fishbach
@pelehound
Күн бұрын
Surprised no one mentioned so here we go. Peter is the bro of Mike Fishbach, who would land in tennis lore 2 years later at this same Open with a very unique racket.
@TENNISPROHISTORY
21 сағат бұрын
Spaghetti
@alexandermayer2026
Күн бұрын
Fagel had the best forehand of the four. Nobody realizes just how bad Bjorn’s volley was.
@hendrik19601
Күн бұрын
I think Connors is commenting here, he won this doubles competition this year with Nastase
@quentincrisp6933
2 күн бұрын
"Over $300K in prize money" "ever think that day would come Bill?"😂🤔
@Becksdad0803
Күн бұрын
Is it me or does Jimmy's voice sound a little like Andre Agassis voice?
@TheWanderingPensioner
Күн бұрын
And no fist-bumping or hand-slapping after every point 🙂.
@seveglider8406
Күн бұрын
The truth be told; Doubles is more entertaining than singles tennis.
@lenwelch2195
Күн бұрын
The announcers don’t understand topspin and are negative toward Laver and especially Borg who wins.
@roberthale2268
Күн бұрын
It was not that well understood in 75.
@lenwelch2195
Күн бұрын
@@roberthale2268 not so. There was Vilas, Borg, even Laver played with severe topspin to make up for his short stature- it allowed weaker or shorter players to keep players back in the back court. Borg was not of the Us,neither was Laver. The networks supported US stars like connotes , Evert who hit the ball flat at Open our national slam. The commentators used every opportunity to slam Laver and Borg as doubles players although they won and had lead the entire first set. In other words the topspin helped them to win while commentators disparaged their play with “ that’s a terrible doubles play, you hit down the center and as you close you hit angled volleys.” That serve by Borg was hit so shallow in service box- what he didn’t realize was that due to topspin while the players waited for the ball to dip after bouncing with topspin had same effect as a serve hit deep in the service box. Their comments were not due to an understanding of tennis.they looked to disparage Laver for his age “ do you think he will last playing that much at his age ? He won grand slam just 6 yrs before so I think so. He won this match. Nationalism mixed with ignorance of topspin effects when topspin was played by almost every clay court player at the time. These commentators were supposed to be experts in their field in order to commentate . Nationalism, impartial critiques. Funny how they never disparaged the American players play even though they were behind in the score and lost.
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